Cineskinny: Film Reviews
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Original Bliss
This cinema adaptation of AL Kennedy’s short story collection from German filmmaker Sven Taddicken is a disquieting investigation into marriage, faith, sex and violence Read more »| 17 Feb 2017 -
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All This Panic
A remarkable documentary capturing the dreamy haze of a particular point in a group of young women's lives Read more »| 16 Feb 2017 -
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Heal the Living
Katell Quillévéré's third feature is her most accomplished yet Read more »| 16 Feb 2017 -
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Handsome Devil
John Butler channels 80s John Hughes for this Irish coming out story, but unfortunately he also borrows that era's conservative approach to sexuality. Read more »| 16 Feb 2017 -
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Neruda
Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín wraps his story of revolutionary poet Pablo Neruda within a fictional narrative. The approach is sadly unsuccessful Read more »| 16 Feb 2017 -
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The Road to Mandalay
Burmese director Midi Z's vivid new film follows a pair of illegal immigrants in Bangkok. Read more »| 15 Feb 2017
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Lady Macbeth
Darkly comic Victorian drama featuring hypnotising newcomer Florence Pugh as a disaffected young bride Read more »| 14 Feb 2017 -
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The Autopsy of Jane Doe
Trollhunter director André Øvredal's first English-language feature begins as a cerebral thriller before losing its way towards the finishing line Read more »| 13 Feb 2017 -
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Rules Don’t Apply
Warren Beatty’s belated return to filmmaking isn't worth the wait Read more »| 18 Jan 2017 -
Festivals
Voyage of Time
Terrence Malick's spectacular nature documentary spans time and space Read more »| 13 Oct 2016 -
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Couple in a Hole
A mysterious study in the devastating power of loss Read more »| 30 Mar 2016 -
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Peace Officer
Scott Christopherson and Brad Barber's Peace Office is a timely documentary investigating the militarisation of law enforcement in America’s police for... Read more »| 08 Mar 2016 -
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The Clan
Pablo Trapero’s real-life Argentinian drama is at once a thrilling and haunting look at the country's dark history Read more »| 08 Mar 2016 -
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One Floor Below
In this slow-burn thriller from Romanian director Radu Muntean, a bourgeois family man is left with a moral conundrum Read more »| 08 Mar 2016 -
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16 Years Till Summer
Simple but powerful documentary Read more »| 07 Mar 2016